PhD, Clinical Psychology, Bowling Green State University, 1975; MA, Psychology, Queens College, City University of New York, 1973; BA, Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo. Post-Doctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology, Mt. Zion Hospital-UCSF.

Reg/Lic

Psychologist CA PSY5596, QME

Previous/Current Position

Clinical and Forensic Psychology, 1978 to present; Associate Clinical Professor and Research Psychologist, Dept. of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1991-2014; Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program, Kaiser-South San Francisco, 1979-1981; Principal Investigator, National Institute of Mental Health grant on psychiatric diagnosis and treatment planning, Mount Zion Hospital-UCSF, San Francisco, CA. 1980-1985.

Honors/Awards

Life Member, American Psychological Association; BA Cum Laude with Distinction in Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1968.

Prof. Affil.

American Psychological Association, Society for Personality Assessment, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis.

Over 150 civil cases involving PTSD, Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders and psychic injury, approximately 90 depositions, testified at trial in Federal and State Court over 15 times; Invited Congressional Testimony, Symposium on PTSD and Health Care, House Veterans Affairs Committee U.S. House of Representatives, 110th Congress.

American Psychological Association, American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, National Academy of Neuropsychology.

Publications

Assessing Neuro-Cognitive Complaints After Brain Injury: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction in Civil and Criminal Litigation. The American Trial Lawyer, (II), III, 18-21.
Practice Patterns Across the Clinical Life Span: Results From the California Survey of Psychological Practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, (36)4, 434-440.
Comparisons of Psychiatrists and Psychologists in Clinical Practice. Psychiatric Services, (53)8, 977-983.

Prior Expert

Expert for the Defense 7 cases
Expert for the Plaintiff current 9 cases